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I'm afraid this was not the best two weeks of his life...

This is the first page of the double update. I'm really nearing the end of this story! I think  I will put all my other artwork for a short hiatus in order to finish this! I'm also planning a contest to celebrate when it is finally done, and I would be honored if people joined!

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Awwww...very fitting for him to begin that by saying, "Deliver us from evil." Poor guy. :(


It's interesting how you can see what seems to be increased strength with the one-handed push-up (something you see a lot with elite military units IRL), but it's clearly no solace to him.


As for the reaction to sunlight...OUCH, that is really hard to see, how severe and painful that must be. Second-degree burns from only a short exposure...yikes. It almost reminds me of a REALLY aggressive form of the real-life genetic disease, xeroderma pigmentosum. When you consider it from a medical standpoint it's a very interesting weakness to be paired with immortality and rapid healing--a specific type of DNA and cellular repair from UV damage is nonfunctional in people with XP. On the other hand immortality would require a very robust form of DNA/chromosomal repair, ranging from telomere protection/repair to other forms of DNA and tissue repair. Perhaps once he gets away from the sunlight, those other mechanisms are able to step in and compensate with other forms of self-repair, what is non-functional in him due to the ineffective nucleotide excision repair processes.


Yeah, I know, it's fiction and you have to go with the lore. I can't help myself. :D ;)